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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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