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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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