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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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