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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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