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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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