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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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