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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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