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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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