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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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