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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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