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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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