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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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