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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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