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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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