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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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