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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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