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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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