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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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