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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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