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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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