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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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