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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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