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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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