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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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