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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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