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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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