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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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