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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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