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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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