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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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