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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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