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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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