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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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