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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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