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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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