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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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