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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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