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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates 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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