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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic 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 intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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