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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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