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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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