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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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