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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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