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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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