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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores 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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