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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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