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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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