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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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