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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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