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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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