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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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