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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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