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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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