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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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