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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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