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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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