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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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