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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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