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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers 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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