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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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