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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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