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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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