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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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