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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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