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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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