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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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