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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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