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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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