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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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