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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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