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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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