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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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