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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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