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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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