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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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