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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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