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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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