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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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