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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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