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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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