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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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