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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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