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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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