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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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