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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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