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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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