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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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