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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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