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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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