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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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