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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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