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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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