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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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