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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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