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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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