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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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