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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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