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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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