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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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