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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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