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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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