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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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