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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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