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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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