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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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