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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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