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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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