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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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