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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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