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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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