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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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