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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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