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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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