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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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