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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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