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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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