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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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