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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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