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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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