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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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