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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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