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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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