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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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