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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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