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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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