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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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