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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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