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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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