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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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