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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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