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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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