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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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