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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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