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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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