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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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