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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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