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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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