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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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