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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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