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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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