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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers 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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