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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative 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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