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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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