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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the 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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