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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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