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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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