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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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