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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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