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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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