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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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