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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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