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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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