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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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