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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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