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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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