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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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