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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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