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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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