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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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