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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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