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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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