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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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