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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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