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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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