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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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