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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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