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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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