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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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