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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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