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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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