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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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