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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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