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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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