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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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