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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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