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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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