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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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