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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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