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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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