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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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