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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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