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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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