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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major 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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