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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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