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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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