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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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