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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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