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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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