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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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