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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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