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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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