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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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