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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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