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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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