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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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