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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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