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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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