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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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