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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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