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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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