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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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