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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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