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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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