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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key 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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