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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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