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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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