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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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