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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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