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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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