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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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