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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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