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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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