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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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