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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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