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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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