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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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