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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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