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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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