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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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