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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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