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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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