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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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