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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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