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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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