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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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