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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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