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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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