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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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