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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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