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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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