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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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