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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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