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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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