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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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