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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. 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 massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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