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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses 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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