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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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