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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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