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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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