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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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