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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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