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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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