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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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