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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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