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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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