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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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