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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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