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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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