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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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