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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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