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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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