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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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