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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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