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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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