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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum 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 subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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