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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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