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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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