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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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