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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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