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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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