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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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