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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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