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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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