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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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