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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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