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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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