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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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