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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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