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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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