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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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