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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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