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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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