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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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