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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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