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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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