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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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