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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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