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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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