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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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