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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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