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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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