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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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