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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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