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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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