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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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