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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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