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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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