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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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