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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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