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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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