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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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