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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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