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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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