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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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