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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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