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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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