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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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