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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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