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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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