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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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