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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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