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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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