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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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