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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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