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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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