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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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