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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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