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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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