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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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