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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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