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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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