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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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