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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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