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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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