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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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