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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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