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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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