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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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