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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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