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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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