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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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