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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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