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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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