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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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