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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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