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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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