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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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