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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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