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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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