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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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