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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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