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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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