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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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