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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important 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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