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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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