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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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