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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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