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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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