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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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