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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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