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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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