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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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