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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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