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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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