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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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