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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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