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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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