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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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