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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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