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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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