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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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