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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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