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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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