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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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