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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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