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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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