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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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