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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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