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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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