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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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