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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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