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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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