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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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