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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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