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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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