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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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