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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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