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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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