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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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