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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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