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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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