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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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