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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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