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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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