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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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