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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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