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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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