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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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