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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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