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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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