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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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