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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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