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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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