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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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