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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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