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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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