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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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