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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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