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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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