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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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