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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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