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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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