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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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