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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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