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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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