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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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