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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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