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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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