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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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