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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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