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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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