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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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