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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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