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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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