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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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