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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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