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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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