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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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