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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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