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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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