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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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