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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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