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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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