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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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