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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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