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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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