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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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