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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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