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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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