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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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