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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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