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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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