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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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