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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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