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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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