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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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