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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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