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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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