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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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