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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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