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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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