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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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