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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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