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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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