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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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