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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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