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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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