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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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