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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major 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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