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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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