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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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