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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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