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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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