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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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