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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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