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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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