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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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