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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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