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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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