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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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