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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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