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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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