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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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