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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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