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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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