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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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