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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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