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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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