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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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