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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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