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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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