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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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