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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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