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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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