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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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