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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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