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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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