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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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