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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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