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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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