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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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