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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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