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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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