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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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