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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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