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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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