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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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