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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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