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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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