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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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