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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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