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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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