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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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