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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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