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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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