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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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