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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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