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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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