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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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