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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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