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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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