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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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