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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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