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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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