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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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