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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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