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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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