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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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