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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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