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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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