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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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