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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major 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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