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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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