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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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