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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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