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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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