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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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