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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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