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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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