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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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