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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major 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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