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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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